Combined ash receiver and cuspidor



Jul 'zo, 1937. c. SHWER AL 2,087,306

COMBINED ASH RECEIVER AND CUSPIDOR Filed March 7, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [Jar/en Zvrsf Ji mii C-flgders y- 1937- K. c. SHYVERSIET AL 2,

COMBINED ASH RECEIVER AND CUSPIDOR Filed March 7, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W Zgg.

Patented July 20, 1937' BNH'ED STATES rarsnr FFEQE Kenneth C. Shyvers and Peter Jaskowiak, Ghicago, 111.

Application March 7, 1936, Serial No. 67,640

13 Claims.

This invention relates to expectorant and ash receivihg receptacles of the type particularly adapted for use in lobbies of large buildings, such as theatres, hotels, municipal buildings, oflice buildings, etc.

Receptacles of this character are usually of substantial size, made of cast or molded plastics or metal, and are formed with relatively large upwardly open mouths. Such receptacles ordinarily are filled, at least the topmost portion, with a granular material such as sand, or other material having absorbent qualities, for receiving expectorant, ashes, matches, unburnt portions of cigars, cigarettes, and other litter.

Naturally because of the construction of such devices, their appearance is practically always unsightly and obnoxious to'the senses. Frequently lighted cigars or cigarettes are thrown into such receptacles and because of the character of material therein do not become quickly extinguished, resulting in smoldering and giving off an unpleasant and nauseating odor; Then again, such lighted portions of cigars or cigarettes, or even extinguished matches, thrown into the receptacle often contact inflammable litter, such as gum wrappers, resulting in producing a flame which may be hazardous. Moreover, devices of this general character are quite heavy and awkward to handle, and are rehabilitated generally by removing the top surface layer of material, together with the refuse and litter and adding a fresh head of material. Such material is somewhat expensive and necessitates carrying a substantial supply on hand.

The primary object of our invention is, therefore, to provide an improved device of this character which is adapted to eliminate the foregoing objectionable features of such devices as heretofore constructed.

Another object of our invention is to provide a liquid containing cuspidor or expectorant receiving receptacle disposed in elevated position and having a top therefor adapted to be quickly and easily moved to expose the cuspidor at will.

A further object resides in the provision of an improved device of this character, comprising an ash deflector disposed in superimposed relation to a cuspidor for directing refuse into and normally concealing the latter and adapted to be swung at will to expose the cuspidor.

Still another object is to provide a novel device of this character, which is attractive in appearance, economical to manufacture and maintain.

With the foregoing and other objects inview which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of our invention, we have illustrated in the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which when considered in connection with the following description, our invention, its mode of construction, assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawings in which the same characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding or similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the novel ash and expectorant receiver, embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is also a view in side elevation, taken approximately at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device in closed position;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device with the top in open position to expose the cuspidor;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the device, taken as indicated at line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a transverse section through the body of the device, taken as indicated at line 86 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. '7 is a transverse section through the base portion of the device, taken at line 'l---? of Fig. 5.

The construction selected for illustrating the present invention comprises an upright tubular body It supported on an annular flanged base i l Rigidly secured interiorly of said body by screws l2 are two transverse partitions or panels i3 and M, the latter being located substantially at the bottom of the body and secured by screws IE to the base ll, while the other partition member 53 is disposed a distance from the upper end of the body forming the bottom of an upwardly open chamber 56 in said body.

Said panels l3 and i l serve as partitions and define the top and bottom of a relatively large chamber IT in the lower portion of the body which is desirably filled with ballast is, such as sand crother heavy bulk material, to give the device weight and body, for assisting in maintaining it in upright position. Said partitions are provided with openings iS and Hi through which the sand or other material may be introduced into the chamber ii. The base H is provided with an opening ll extending through to the underside of said base and registering with an opening M and a screw plug i8 is inserted in the end. of said opening for closing it. 7

Mounted on the upper end of the body It] is a head 26 preferably a casting, and the underside of said head and the upper surface of the base are provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures 23* and N respectively, 10-

oated in close proximity to said body and arranged in aligned pairs. Seated in said pairs of openings are the ends of a plurality of upright rib members 22, herein shown as of semi-circular cross section. These members, which preferably are highly plated and produce an attractive fluted appearance, also assist in maintaining the body it in proper relation to its base H.

Removably mounted and snugly fitted in said upper chamber l6 of the body is a liquid containing receptacle 2 1, herein shown as a cuspidor, having an upwardly open mouth 25 terminating below the top plane of the head 29. Said cuspidor is form ed'with a pair of inwardly extending fingers 28 for grasping to facilitate its removal from the chamber of the body for purposes of cleansing. Movably mounted in superimposed relation to and serving as a closure for the cuspidor 2% is a swingable top member 28 having a depending skirt 28 to which is connected a bearing 23 by screws 29* Said bearing is mounted on an upright stud (it carried on said head 2!] to permit swinging of said top in a lateral direction to expose the cuspidor at will. Said top is formed with a downwardly extending frustocavity including a continuous sloping surface 3| terminating at an opening 32 registering with the mouth of the cuspidor for receiving ashes, matches, cigar and cigarette butts, and other litter, and directing it into the cuspidor where it normally is invisible to the eye. Because the cuspidor contains liquid it will readily extinguish ignited matches, cigars or cigarettes that are deposited in the frusto-conical cavity of the top 28, thus preventing smoldering, and the resultant unpleasant aroma produced thereby.

When it is desired to expose the cuspidor 24 for use or for removal, the top 28 may be swung laterally to one side, as seen in Fig. l, by motion multiplying linkage including a vertically movable rod 35 disposed close to the body and having a foot pressure actuated lever 36 rigidly connected tofthe lower end adjacent the bottom of the base while the upper end of said rod is connected to a normally horizontally extending arm 38 of a bell-crank lever 39 pivotally mounted on a stud t! on the side or skirt portion of the head 20. The other arm ('9 of said bell crank normally extends upwardly and is disposed for wiping engagement with a laterally extending lever arm 42 rigidly associated with the top 28 and, as'shown in Fig. 5, is preferably formed integral with the 24. Connected to the outer end of said lever arm 42 and to said head 2%! is a coil spring M adapted to be tensioned upon such lateral movement of the top, so that upon release of foot pressure on the pedal 35, said spring dd will return the top to normal position over said cuspidor and simultaneously return the operating linkage to its normal position, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. Rigidly connected by means of screws di to said skirt 28 of the top in opposite relation to said hinge bearing 29 is a vertically disposed block 4?, the lower end of which is formed with a recess 41* adapted to engage and receive a vertically disposed detent 48 carried in a recess 69 in the top of the head 20, as seen in Fig. 5. Poclreted in said recess is a coil spring 58 acting on the detent, for urging it in an upwardly direction. Thus said detent normally serves to releasably maintain said top 23 in registered relation with said cuspidor 2 5, and when said top is returning to normal closed position by the tensionpf the spring 44, said detent tends to arrest the top and resiliently secures it in registered position with the cuspidor.

It is believed that our invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understcod from the foregoing without further description, and it should also be manifest that while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural details are nevertheless capable of wide variation within the purview of our invention as defined in the appended claims.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, and atop mounted on said standard in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and having a downwardly sloping surface terminating at an opening in' registration ,with the mouth of the cuspidor, said top being hingedly connected to said standard for permitting it to be swung to expose the cuspidor.

2. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, and a top mounted on said standard in superimposed reiation to the cuspidor and- 3. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, and a top mounted on said standard in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and having a downwardly sloping surface terminating at an opening in registration with the mouthof the cuspidor, said top being hingedly connected to said standard for permitting it to be swung to expose the cuspidor, said cuspidor being disposed entirelybelow the upper edge of the standard and having a pair of inwardly extending fingers for grasping to facilitate its removal from the standard when the top is swung to exposing posiing an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, a top hingedly connected about a vertical axis to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging laterally to expose said cuspidor, and a detent for releasably securing said top to the standard in normal superimposed relation to the cuspidor.

5. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted on said chamber of the standard, a top hingedly connected to said standard and normally disposed in superimposedrelation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging to expose said cuspidor, and remotely controlled means connected to said top for causing it to swing about its hinge connection to expose said cuspidor.

6. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, a top hingedly connected about a vertical axis to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging laterally to expose said cuspidor, and spring means for returning said top to normal position in superimposed relation to the cuspidor.

'7. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, a top hingedly connected about a vertical axis to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging laterally to expose said cuspidor, remotely controlled means connected to said top and adapted when actuated to cause it to swing laterally to expose the cuspidor, and spring means adapted to return said top to normal position in superimposed relation to the cuspidor upon disengagement of the actuating means.

8. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber of the standard, a top hingedly connected about a vertical axis to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging laterally to expose said cuspidor, remotely controlled means connected to said top and adapted when actuated to cause it to swing laterally to expose the cuspidor, and spring means adapted to return said top to normal position in superimposed relation to the cuspidor upon disengagement of the actuating means, together with a detent associated with said standard and top for releasably securing said top in normal covering relation to the cuspidor.

9. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted on said chamber, a top hingedly connected to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging about its hinge connection to expose the cuspidor, and remotely controlled means for moving said top including a foot pressure operating member disposed adjacent the bottom of the standard.

10. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a

cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber, a

top hingedly connect-ed to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging about its hinge connection to expose the cuspidor, and remotely controlled means for moving said top including motion multiplying linkage and a foot pressure operating member disposed adjacent the bottom of the standard.

11. A device of the character described comprising an upright standard having an upwardly opening chamber adjacent the top thereof, a cuspidor removably mounted in said chamber, a top hingedly connected about a vertical axis to said standard and normally disposed in superimposed relation to the cuspidor and adapted for swinging laterally to expose said cuspidor, said top having a downwardly sloping continuous surface terminating at an opening normally registering with the mouth of the cuspidor, and remotely controlled means for swinging said top to expose the cuspidor.

12. A device of the character described comprising a hollow upright tubular standard having an interior transverse support adjacent the upper end, the lower portion being filled with ballast to assist in maintaining the standard in upright position, a cuspidor removably mounted in the upper end of the standard on said transverse support, and a cover element for said cuspidor hingedly connected to the standard and adapted to be swung to a position for exposing the cuspidor.

13. The combination of a tubular body, head and foot members therefor, said members being provided with a plurality of aligned circumferentially spaced apertures in close proximity to the external surface of the body, and a plurality of connecting members having their opposite ends seated in the respective pairs of aligned apertures on said members and disposed in close proximity to said body.

KENNETH C. SHYVERS. PETER JASKOWIAK. 

